Written

I’m not good with directions If they’re not in written form. My brain cannot retain them; I don’t know if that’s the norm. So whether it’s instructions For a project or a meal Or a way to get from here to there By train or at the wheel… Or the steps involved to tie a knot Or scarf around the neck, My attempts to follow explanations Just make me a wreck. Yet, when there’s an outline listed On a paper I can read, I at least will understand the ways In which I can proceed. I once read, it’s either left or right, The way our brains are wired, But whichever way is mine, I know The written word’s required.